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The '''ONS Postcode Directory''' (ONSPD) relates both current and terminated [[Postcodes in the United Kingdom|postcodes]] in the [[United Kingdom]] to a range of current statutory administrative, electoral, health and other area geographies. It also links postcodes to pre-2002 health areas, 1991 Census enumeration districts for England and Wales, 2001 Census Output Areas (OA) and Super Output Areas (SOA) for England and Wales, 2001 Census OAs and SOAs for Northern Ireland and 2001 Census OAs and Data Zones (DZ) for Scotland.<ref>ONS [https://ago-item-storage.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/c561e3b59d4d44d8a14f932f2282502f/A_Beginners_Guide_to_UK_Geography_%282018%29_v1.0.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=AgoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEIv%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJHMEUCIDK65KB%2FEmjbG%2BFgHId%2BChlc46d%2B5zX3vXyT5dx9RLpJAiEAjOn1W9zREA8B64ho2QgI4MraKnQqyrWuVDsrHhb7A9Mq4wMIxP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARAAGgw2MDQ3NTgxMDI2NjUiDBtedErjk5f2B2HtOCq3A%2FHPqUGJUXhTQtPC9tAvt0k%2FMK4harskmmqy2oWRoiFehnQq%2BAZj%2Fprxuq7VJasYJFguQoPK5FLgasOQ%2BQT%2FgfC2Nw%2FBCWDIUkWfPHrD7%2Bhj3epWaq8Z7bQtqgbLmHALLRDCZt65%2F4JF3ToORyoI9AdRLLHkkNTzZk8jh%2FFVyOLey%2BZ42BsWyR68gKcJUC8LKa0fZ0SDWHrINjQiTyFVUm9KSYwJZgVKIgKPDr3KCJEKcNtAJ7iyKL8cZxbQpN65pUZqVzWuvmBM73hHDnLBX0ZHiLhOL7i0aVpfsx7mZ252YyDEd6%2BdcJK4EyVfrQr5Qz2R3xWU%2BGewOzQKP%2FyC6Z0QAtGRpcB10NjOoDlTS39LcViyxLlYrXuIzgqrUWftaLDn%2BHXoQHcElNvkdQNvkqDzhOo%2FuOtrx5WTtPdU6TH%2B22SJ5LMoK766xklx143ZA08KVxVQTvrm8sPbVGv0x4xZ5Po%2F2z%2FDc1uw2Mz9gSaxP4PS6PbtEMxRYfZgDBQ2TDGIpoEOGiB2NZeHb7%2FV5gl0VSLwoRI5uqRolgSBHt1jRCI6ZOspjgAEfCFr9Z%2FSO0OEayYFtV8wz%2Bi56AU6tAHe0mnYpcKYqI0w0j729aykIrRTcFIDF6Xpeev9gmbP8fWTkiwQC5aGSZZ1wMHlZwaFPlcQBx9aNQvPL6p1dVnXEhmRLcJ4G48yp8ue40ILNvcffuC4pMBi3F6QASwprz7d1s33YxH3a590%2FAog4sUiRcSA0BVPAgBA9dtWH%2BVZHuRYEAB%2FJzSzjVSVx7zAB8M4NbV5xw07KK7Z7qphw0qBKb0R4cFnwIO6mVFVdSxr0n5hUZA%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20190622T194728Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAYZTTEKKE6HPAKUL5%2F20190622%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=1ea2a278fad80ca2073b95305e34192ffdeee41a2c9e72c469f2803d117df56b A Beginners guide to UK geography] Retrieved 22nd22 June 2019.</ref> It helps support the production of area based statistics from postcoded data.

The ONSPD is produced by ONS Geography, who provide geographic support to the [[Office for National Statistics]] (ONS) and geographic services used by other organisations. The ONSPD is issued quarterly.

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*National Grid reference – Northing

*Grid reference positional quality indicator (1–9)

*Former [[strategic health authority]] (SHA) – England / [[Locallocal Healthhealth Boardboard]] (LHB) – Wales / [[NHS Scotland#HealthRegional health boards|health board]] (HB) – Scotland / Health Authorityauthority (HA) – Channels Islands – Isle of Man / [[Health and Social Care Board]] (HSCB) – Northern Ireland

*NHS England (Region) (NHS ER)

*[[Countries of the United Kingdom|Country]]

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*[[United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|Westminster parliamentary constituency]]

*[[European Parliament constituency|European electoral region]] (EER)

*[[Learning and Skills Council|Local Learning and Skills Council]] (LLSC) – England / Dept. of Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) – Wales<ref>Accredited Qualifications [https://www.accreditedqualifications.org.uk/department-for-children-education-lifelong-learning-and-skills-dcells.html Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS)] Retrieved 23rd23 June 2019</ref> / Enterprise Region (ER) – Scotland

*[[Travel to work area]] (TTWA)

*[[Primary care trust]] (PCT) / [[NHS care trust|care trust]] / Care Trust Plus (CT) / [[Locallocal Healthhealth Boardboard]] (LHB) – Wales / [[Community Health Partnership]] (CHP) – Scotland / Locallocal Commissioningcommissioning Groupgroup (LCG) – Northern Ireland<ref>Health & Social Care Board [http://www.hscboard.hscni.net/local-commissioning-group/ Local Commissioning Groups] Retrieved 23rd23 June 2019</ref> / Primary Healthcare Directorate (PHD) – Isle of Man<ref>NHS [https://www.datadictionary.nhs.uk/data_dictionary/nhs_business_definitions/p/primary_healthcare_directorate_(isle_of_man)_de.asp?shownav=1 Primary Healthcare Directorate (Isle of Man)] Retrieved 23rd23 June 2019</ref>

*[[Nomenclature ofInternational Territorial UnitsLevel for(ITL) Statistics|LAU2/ area]]LAU1

*2005 ‘statistical’ ward (England and Wales only)

*2001 Census Output Area (OA)

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*2011 Census Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) / Intermediate Zone (IZ)

*2011 Census Workplace Zone (WZ)

*[[Clinical commissioning group]] (CCG) – England / [[Locallocal Healthhealth Boardboard]] (LHB) – Wales / [[Community Health Partnership]] (CHP) – Scotland / Locallocal Commissioningcommissioning Groupgroup (LCG) – Northern Ireland / Primary Healthcare Directorate (PHD) – Isle of Man

*[[List of urban areas in the United Kingdom|Built-up area]] (BUA)

*Built-up Area Sub-division (BUASD)

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*[[Police area|Police force area]] (PFA)

*[[Indices of deprivation 2007|Index of Multiple Deprivation]] (IMD)

*Cancer Alliance / National Cancer Vanguard (CALNCV)<ref>NHS England [https://www.england.nhs.uk/cancer/strategy/alliance-guidance/ Guidance for Cancer Alliances and the National Cancer Vanguard] Retrieved 23rd23 June 2019</ref>

*[[Sustainability and transformation plan|Sustainability and transformation partnership]] (STP)